Fairly short chapter, but I have trouble writing in Featherpaw's POV.
Featherpaw roused herself as Whiteleaf began to name the sunhigh patrol, feeling Blazepaw's pelt pressed against hers. Gazing over at him, she noticed how disturbed his expression was. His brow was creased into a pain-stricken expression, his teeth clenched. He rolled over abruptly, pushing her away.
She watched as he opened his mouth and gasped, before letting out a screech. Featherpaw jumped away, her ears flat against her head. Heads popped up around camp, and Cloverspirit came from Cinderstar's den. She spotted Blazepaw and charged over, Flarestrike and Cinderstar on her heels.
"What's wrong?" Cloverspirit said, pressing a paw against his chest.
"Blazepaw! B-Blazepaw!"
Her eyes grew wide with something deeper than mother's fear, and she gulped, murmuring something.
Flarestrike began to shake him vigorously, "He won't wake up!" He cried.
Featherpaw froze, she could tell he was dying. Blazepaw's dying. Applepaw suddenly raced over, her yellow eyes the same as her father's.
"Blazepaw!" She yowled with distress.
Ashfall pricked her ears, standing beside Acornpaw some ways away. She watched Flarestrike for a minute before looking down at Acornpaw and licking the top of her head. Featherpaw felt herself being pushed away from Blazepaw by Cinderstar, and Applepaw was doing the same.
Snowpaw suddenly raced through the entrance, his eyes wide. "What's happening?"
Cloverspirit charged back over to her den and brought something out.
She chewed it up and rubbed it onto his chest in hard round strokes.
Featherpaw sobbed, "Something's wrong with B-Blazepaw!"
Snowpaw looked at his brother, then backed up slowly, seeming confused. Cloverspirit licked his nose and then his chest, whimpering. Featherpaw broke as she saw her mother break too. She fell to the ground, sobbing hysterically.
"Wait!" Flarestrike shouted, and everybody pricked their ears and peered at Blazepaw.
His chest gave one, shaky breath. "Blazepaw!"
Cloverspirit, the sisters, and Snowpaw all said at once with much relief. His eyes slowly opened,
"What happened?" He whispered, and everybody began to yell.
"You died! You stopped breathing! There was this screech and- I don't know what happened!"
Cloverspirit picked him up and with Flarestrike's help, carried him to the medicine cat's den. Cinderstar held them up as they tried to follow and Featherpaw sat down beside Applepaw, leaning against her and calming her breathing. Sunflower and Cloverspirit both looked fairly shaken up, more than any cat, and Featherpaw didn't know why. Applepaw turned around and frowned at Snowpaw, noticing how winded he looked.
Now where have you been? She thought, narrowing her eyes.
No, you will not get to know what happened between Blazepaw stepping through the memory and 'till he woke up. It is unknown... o_o; R&R!
